8800GTS Bottleneck

[SunSamurai]

I'd like to know what chip and speed thereof I need to let my new 8800GTS run free and frolic through the polygons.

I am willing to OC,so if a chip can be OCed to a relevant level _on air_ that would be a better choice for me than buying a more expensive chip.

 

[error8]

I'd say that a core 2 duo chip at around 3 ghz would be perfect for your card. An overclocked E7200, or an E8400 ( if you have the money ) are the best choices right now.
On the AMD side, a 5000+ BE overclocked to the maximum ( 3,2-3,3 ghz ) would do its job pretty well with this card. But still, if you can go with Intel, go for it, since it's just much better overall.

 

[unr3al]

It depends on the resolution you game at. A dualcore AMD running at 2.4-2.6GHz will suffice for basically all games if you game at high-res where the CPU stops being the bottleneck. Even Crysis runs at completely acceptable framerates with a stock AMD 5000. But single core is out of the picture lately. Core2 is a great architecture though... If a little expensive.

 

[SunSamurai]

Thanks for the answers, thats about what I thought.

Ill be going intel duo around 3GHz this month ;D